Skanska’s migration cloud journey: AWS IOT at scale (NTA201)

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Introduction

  • The engineering, construction, and real estate industry is at a pivotal moment, facing challenges such as population growth, the need for sustainability, and a shortage of skilled workers.
  • AWS aims to be a partner in addressing these industry challenges by providing technologies and solutions.

Industry Challenges

  1. Rapid urbanization: 68% of the world's population is expected to live in cities by 2050.
  2. Slow technology adoption: Disruptors like WeWork and Airbnb are putting pressure on the industry to innovate faster.
  3. Skilled labor shortage: 80% of customers in the industry report facing challenges with skilled workers.
  4. Supply chain issues: Rising interest rates, inflation, and global conflicts are impacting project delivery and cost optimization.
  5. Sustainability: The industry contributes 40% of global carbon emissions, which needs to be addressed.

Industry Trends and AWS Solutions

  1. Digital design: AWS provides solutions like high-performance computing and virtual desktops to enable digital design and modular construction.
  2. Connected solutions: AWS technologies enable end-to-end visibility and optimization across the supply chain.
  3. Customer experience: AWS solutions like AR and VR can be used to deliver personalized customer experiences.
  4. Data-driven approach: Data is the foundation for solutions across the industry value chain, from investment and development to operation and maintenance.

Skanska's Journey with AWS

  • Skanska, a leading construction and property development company, partnered with AWS and Pina to develop the "Intellect" platform, a smart buildings product and service.
  • Intellect aims to improve building performance in three key areas: carbon reduction, operational efficiency, and occupant productivity.
  • The platform leverages various AWS services, including IoT Core, Time Stream, S3, and Quicksight, to ingest data, create automations, and generate insights.

Intellect Platform Demonstration

  • The platform provides features such as building analytics, occupancy monitoring, alerts and rules engine, building controls, and asset management.
  • The integration of generative AI, through services like Amazon Bedrock and Amazon Quicksight, enables advanced capabilities like virtual assistants and business intelligence.

Call to Action

  • Scan the provided QR codes to learn more about AWS's offerings in the ECR industry, the Intellect platform, and opportunities for developers to create virtual assistants.

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